Psalm 115 Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 115

Glory to God Alone

¹Not to us, Yahweh, not to us,
but to Your name give glory
because of Your faithful love, because of Your truth.^(A)
²Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”^(B)
³Our God is in heaven
and does whatever He pleases.^(C)

⁴Their idols are silver and gold,
made by human hands.^(D)
⁵They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.
⁶They have ears but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.^(E)
⁷They have hands but cannot feel,
feet, but cannot walk.^(F)
They cannot make a sound with their throats.^(G)
⁸Those who make them are^[a] just like them,
as are all who trust in them.^(H)

⁹Israel,^[b] trust in the Lord!^(I)
He is their help and shield.^(J)
¹⁰House of Aaron, trust in the Lord!^(K)
He is their help and shield.^(L)
¹¹You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord!^(M)
He is their help and shield.
¹²The Lord remembers us and will bless us.
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron;^(N)
¹³He will bless those who fear the Lord—
small and great alike.^(O)

¹⁴May the Lord add to your numbers,
both yours and your children’s.^(P)
¹⁵May you be blessed by the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.^(Q)
¹⁶The heavens are the Lord’s,^[c]
but the earth He has given to the human race.^(R)
¹⁷It is not the dead who praise the Lord,
nor any of those descending into the silence of death.^(S)
¹⁸But we will praise the Lord,
both now and forever.^(T)
Hallelujah!